Distributing-valve.



C. E. L. LIPMAN.

DISTRIBUTING VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 5, 1912.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

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CARL in. L. mum, on nnnor'r, Wisconsin, assrenon'ro 'rnfn LIPIVIANMANUFAC- TUBING- ooMranY, or BELOIT, WISCONSIN, a oonronn'rron orwrsconsm.

DISTRIBUTING-VALVE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed July 5, leis. serialNo. 707, 01.

Patented Mar. 17, 11914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CARL E. L. LIPMAN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Beloit, in the county ofRock and the State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new-and use:

ful Improvements in DistributingValves, of

which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to construct a valve for supplying air,especially to a self-starter device for automobiles.

In the accompanying drawings'z'Figure 1 is a horizontal lengthwisecentral section through the valve. '-Fig. 2 is a vertical lengthwisecentral section through the valve. Fig. 3.shows the connection of thevalve with a pump, tank and gage.

The valve is intended to be supported by.

the shank 4. The main section 2 of thecasing is divided'by a partition 6into two compartments 7 and 8, and this partition has a central opening9. Screwfthreaded tubular extensions 10 and 11 communicate with thecompartment 7 by their openings extending through the walls of chamber7, and a screw-threaded extension 12 and a cook 13 communicate with thecompartment 8 by their openings extending through the walls of chamber8. The end section 3 is connected-to the main section 2 by screws atubular pipe connection 24 having its inner end-formed with a series ofholes 25 s'nr rounding a central opening 26. -Withinthe chamber 23 issupported a check-valve 27 held to its seat by the spring 28.- Thischeck-valve has a recessed extension 29. A plunger 30 has a cap 31secured to one end,

, and'to its other end is secured a valve 32 held to its seat by thespring 33. This plunger is supported by the shank 4 in "a manner toslide therein, and the inner end of this plunger is located intherecessed extension 29. =The valves 27 and 32 are seated whenin theirnormal positions. A pipe 34 connects the connector 24 with the tank 35.

A pipe '36 connects the pressureindicator 37- with the tubular extension22. 'A pipe 38 connects with the tubular extension 11 and leads to anair pump 39. A pipe 40 leads from the pump 39 and connects with thetubular extension 12.

In the drawings I have not shown the details of construction of the airpump, as such construction forms the subject of a separate application.The air pump is provided with means for starting the pumping of air uponair pressure being admitted to operate said means, and the pipe 38furnishes the air to the pump. The pipe 41 connects with the extension10 and supplies air tothe starter of an automobile of any suitableconstruction, which is not deemed necessary to be shown oriurther'described.

Fig. 1 showsthe parts in their normal positions inxyvhich both valvesare seated.

Presuming that the tank 35 contains air under pressure, the indicator 3?will register such pressure as there is always a communication betweenthe tank and indicator, by the pipe 36. When it is desired to operatethe starter, the plunger. 30 is pushed in,

which will unseat both valves 32 and 27,

thereby allowing air from the tank to pass out by way of'plpe 41'to thestarter, and by way of pipe 38 to the air pump. The starter and air pumpwill be operated at the sam time, and when the starter has completeditswork the-pressure on the plunger 30 is re-' lieved and the spring 33'will close the valve 32. As the air pressure in the tank has beenreduced, the airpump 39 will continue to operate and force air into thecompartment 8 by way of pipe 40, and into the tank by way of pipe 34.The check valve 27 will be forcedopen. bythe ingoing air-and will beclosed up by the spring 28, when the required pressure has been reached,at which point the pump will be automatically stopped. Should air berequired for inflating tires, the plunger 30'is pushed in to supply airfor starting the pump, and airmay storage-tank to a starting device, acheckvalve located in the passage, a manually operated valve located inthe passage to the side of said check-valve nearest the starting device,and an opening in the passage intermediate said valves and communicatingwith an air-pump, the. opening of said manually operated valveuns'eating the check-valve and opening the passage from the storage-tankto the starting device.

2'. A device of the comprising a passage leading from an airstorage-tank to a starting device, a checkvalve located in the passage,a manually operated valve-located in the passage to the side ofsaidcheck-valve nearest the starting device, an opening in the passageto the side of said manually operated valve nearest the starting deviceand leading to an air-pump, and an'op'ening leading from the air-pumpand communicating-with said passage at a oint intermediate said valves,the opening of said manually operatedv valve unsating the check-valveand opening the passage from the storage-tank to the starting device,and also communicating the storage-tank with the air-pump through saidopening leading to the air-pump.

3. A device of the character set forth, comprising a passage leadingfrom an air storage-tank to a starting device, a checkvalve located insaid passage at the inlet side thereof from said storage-tank, openingsin saidpassage leading to and-from an airpump, a manually operatedvalvelocated in the passage, closing thepassage at a point between saidair-pump openings; the man-- ually operated valve being adapted tounseat said check-valve and allow air to pass from the storage-tank tothe starting device and also to the air-pump. V i

4. A device of the character set forth, comprisin a casing having three,compartments, a c eck-valve located in one end 'com partment andyieldingly held closed, amanually operated valve locatedin the centercompartment, and an opening leading from the remaining compartment to astarting device; the manually operated valve being adapted to unseatsaid check-valve and allow air to pass to'said starting device.

5. A device of the character set forth, comprisin a casing havin threecompartments, a c eck-valve locate in one end comcharacter set forth,

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partment and yieldingly] held seated, an opening leading from said endcompartment to a storage-tank, a manually operated valve located in thecenter compartment, an openm'g leading from the center compartment tothe exhaust of an air-pump, and an opening 1n the-remaining compartment.leading to said air-pump; the actuation ofsaid manually operated valveunseating said cheek-v valve and allowing air to pass from saidstorage-tank to the saidremaining compartthe air pump to operate andfurnish new air to the storage-tank by way .ofthe center compartmentopening and thence through the check-valve.-

6. A device of the character set forth, comprisin a casing having threecompartments, a c eck-valve located in one end compartment andyieldingly held seated, an

to a storage-tank, a manually operated valve located in'thecentercompartment, an openmg leading from said center compartment and adischarge opening leading from said remaining compartment; the actuationof said manually operated valve unseating said check-valve and allowinga flow of air from the supply tank to the dlscharge opening.

7. A device of the character set forth, comprisin a casing having threecomparteck-va'lve located in one end com-- partment and yieldingly heldseated, an opening leading from'said end compartment to a storage-tank,a manually operated valve located in the center compartment .andyieldingly held seated, anopening leading from said center'compartmentto the exhaust of an air-pump, an opening in the remaining compartmentleading to said air-pump, and a discharge opening leading from saidremaining compartment; the actuation of said manually operated valveunseating the check-valve and allowing air to pass from the storage-tankto the discharge opening, also from the remaining compartment to theair-pump, thereby starting said pump and furnishing new. air to thecenter. co-mpart ment, and thence through the check-valve to thestorage-tank In testimony whereof I have hereunto. Set m hand inpresence oftwo. subscribing witnesses. I

CARL E. L. LIPMAN.

Witnesses:

. n A; O. BEHEL,

JOHN F. McOAnNA, Jr.

ment and thence to said air-pump, causingto an air-pump, an opening inthe remain-' mg compartment leading to said air-pump,

opening leading from said end compartment

